Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Reviews

For where ‘Sahib Biwi Aur Ghulam’ was the poignant portrait of a complex friendship, Dhulia’s film is an over-simplistic and somewhat predictable tale of love and betrayal.

This film can't be missed.

Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster creates a world far removed from Guru Dutt’s classic, and yet the two works are miraculously joined at the hip. Almost every character from the Guru Dutt film is replicated if not parodied in Dhulia’s film.

On the whole, very moderately budgeted Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster is a fair entertainer but with a few loose ends in its screenplay. It will do fair business at the box-office in U.P., Bihar and other North Indian territories.

Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster creates a world far removed from Guru Dutt's classic, and yet the two works are miraculously joined at the hip. Almost every character from the Guru Dutt film is replicated if not parodied in Dhulia's film.

Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster draws you in at the very start, keeps you hooked throughout, and ends on a high. In other words, you have very little reason to miss the film. Don't.

Borrowing liberally from the Shakespearean tragedy Macbeth, Tigmanshu Dhulia’s Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster owes more to Vishal Bhardwaj’s Maqbool than Guru Dutt’s Sahib Biwi Aur Ghulam.

A powerful storyline, crisp screenplay, hard-hitting dialogues and impressive performance make Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster a delightful watch.

It’s the page-turner script that steals the show. It’s packed with enough turns, intrigues and twists to hold your attention, keep you guessing. All of it bound by some sort of logic still.

The film is a must-watch for two reasons. First, because it is heavily imbued with atmospherics and mood which creates a whole new world that’s somewhat familiar yet totally intriguing.The second high point of the film are its…